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Endangered species habitats awarded new grants

The endangered dusky gopher frog, gopher tortoise, and many other threatened species in Mississippi depend on each other to survive. The rare species make their home inside the Desoto National Forest. Thanks to new funds from the National Fish and…

Real Men Wear Pink campaign

Since 1993, participants in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer program have helped raise more than $800 million to create a world free from breast cancer. Twenty-two men on the Gulf Coast are taking a stand in this year’s Real…

Update on the vandalized POW camp foundations

An update to a story we brought you about the vandalized foundations of the old POW camp inside the Desoto National Forest in Harrison County. Officials tell us they’re working to clean up where visitors sprayed graffiti. The old ammunition…

Beauvoir on Confederate monuments

With all the recent controversy surrounding Confederate monuments around the U.S., Beauvoir says they are sticking to a statement made by Executive Director Dr. Tom Payne in June. The statement says in part: “The attack on monuments related to the…

Biloxi City Council Meeting

Many new and exciting projects are in the works in Biloxi. One of those projects is the return of a passenger rail service. News 25’s Shelby Myers is at Biloxi City Hall with more.

Real men wear pink reveal party

Since 1993 participants in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer program have helped raise more than $800 million to create a world free from breast cancer. News 25’s Tanner Stewart joins us at the Rack House in Gulfport at this…

Mississippi Phosphates Site meeting

Residents have a chance to speak their minds about the Mississippi Phosphate Plant in Pascagoula. Tonight, the Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a public meeting to explain the process of getting Mississippi Phosphates on the superfund national priorities list. News…

Ingalls to pay multimillion dollar settlement

Huntington Ingalls Industries will pay over nine million dollars to settle a lawsuit for over-billing the government for labor on Navy and Coast Guard ships built in its Pascagoula shipyard. The Department of Justice says that $7.9 million will be…

Edgewater Mall giving out free eclipse glasses

With all the fakes floating around the internet, you’ll want to make sure to get proper, NASA approved, eye protection for the solar eclipse. If you’re wondering where you can find them on the Coast head on over to Edgewater…

Harrison County solid waste community meetings

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors is set to approve several locations to hold meetings with solid waste providers. The community meetings include officials from the Harrison County Utility Authority, Team Waste, and Pelican Waste. This allows the opportunity for…

Inaugural Black Entrepreneur Expo

It takes a village is the tagline for the hosts of the inaugural Black Entrepreneur Expo, the Melanin Village in Gulfport. The Melanin Village is a group of three African American veterans who want to help showcase the black entrepreneurs…

Biloxi mayor’s trip to Cuba

Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich is taking a swing at bringing the Cuban National Baseball team to Biloxi. Mayor Gilich takes off for Havana, Cuba tomorrow for a four day trip with four other Gulf Coast locals. Mayor Gilich and Biloxi’s…

Info needed in Moss Point shooting

Moss Point police are currently investigating a shooting which occurred this past Friday near the intersection of Frederick and Carroll Street. Around 10 p.m. Moss Point police received calls of multiple gunshots and responded, locating several spent casings. Shortly after…

Wanted for Armed Robbery

The D’Iberville Police Department is requesting help identifying the suspect involved in a late night armed robbery yesterday. Captain Marty Griffin says officers responded to the Dollar General store located on Lemoyne Boulevard around 10:30 last night. Witnesses stated a…

Jackson Animal Shelter

News 25’s Hanks Davis interviews Maridee Mallette about the adoption, and foster care for pets. With a coming up event on Friday 8/18/2017 at downtown Pascagoula. Make sure to come visit Jackson Animal Shelter at 4400 Audubon Ln, Gautier, MS…

Huntington Ingalls Settles for $9.2 Million

One of the nation's largest military shipyards is paying $9.2 million back to the federal government in an overbilling settlement. The U.S. Justice Department announced the settlement Tuesday with Huntington Ingalls Industries. The Newport News, Virginia, company operates the 10,000-employee…

Trash Talk : Live Report

A special meeting called later this morning brings the topic of garbage, water, and sewer costs for residents in the city of Biloxi. News 25's Laurene Callander joins us live with more details.

Penny the horse returns home

A rare disease that survives in birds and mosquitoes has affected a rare horse in Ocean Springs. Penny the horse returned today after a nine day recovery at the George County Animal Hospital. The chocolate palomino was diagnosed with eastern…

Doubling inmate costs at Harrison County Jail

The growing number of inmates and the increase of costs at the jail are causing problems for Harrison County officials. Conversation heated up at the Harrison County Board of Supervisors meeting earlier today when jail fees became the subject of…

Mississippi officials condemn extremist ideals

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is condemning the “extremist ideals of neo-Nazism or white supremacy” after the weekend of violence in Virginia. Bryant says that public safety officials are ready to protect Mississippi from that type of “cowardly terrorism. “ Mississippi…

Increased business for local brewery

It’s been a little over a month since House Bill 1322 went into effect which allows craft breweries in Mississippi to sell beer directly to consumers. Chandeleur Brewing Company in Gulfport is just one of the businesses that has benefited…

Twenty five total cases of West Nile in Mississippi

Six new cases of West Nile Virus bring the state’s total this year to 25. State Health Department officials say the death toll remains at one. The new cases were in Clay, Forrest, Hinds, Leake, Lowndes, and Rankin counties. Hinds…

Flooding problems at O’Neal Road apartments

Heavy rain means problems for people living at the O’Neal Road apartments in Gulfport. Long-time residents say floods have been an issue in the neighborhood for decades. It was more than just a little bit of water in the middle…

Horse with rare deadly disease on the Coast

Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare disease caused by infected mosquitoes, has affected a horse in Ocean Springs near the high school. News 25’s Tanner Stewart takes to the Meadows Farm with the horse and his owner.